District of Columbia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted
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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
|
District of Columbia |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2022 |
748.0 |
754.3 |
758.8 |
761.4 |
760.5 |
761.4 |
777.4 |
762.1 |
767.6 |
772.8 |
775.7 |
772.9 |
764.4 |
2023 |
762.2 |
765.4 |
769.3 |
770.6 |
773.6 |
777.5 |
785.8 |
773.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
|
2022 |
15.0 |
15.2 |
15.4 |
15.3 |
15.4 |
15.5 |
15.3 |
15.4 |
15.5 |
15.5 |
15.2 |
15.2 |
15.3 |
2023 |
14.7 |
14.7 |
15.2 |
15.5 |
15.6 |
15.5 |
15.8 |
15.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
Manufacturing |
|
2022 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2023 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2022 |
29.7 |
30.2 |
30.1 |
30.0 |
29.8 |
30.0 |
30.6 |
30.5 |
30.5 |
30.7 |
31.6 |
31.1 |
30.4 |
2023 |
30.5 |
30.5 |
30.2 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
30.1 |
30.3 |
30.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Information |
|
2022 |
20.2 |
20.5 |
20.7 |
20.8 |
20.6 |
20.9 |
20.8 |
21.1 |
20.8 |
21.0 |
21.1 |
21.1 |
20.8 |
2023 |
20.9 |
20.9 |
20.9 |
20.9 |
20.9 |
21.3 |
21.3 |
21.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2022 |
27.3 |
27.3 |
27.4 |
27.2 |
27.4 |
27.5 |
28.0 |
28.0 |
27.8 |
27.8 |
27.6 |
27.9 |
27.6 |
2023 |
27.4 |
27.6 |
28.3 |
28.1 |
28.5 |
28.5 |
28.7 |
28.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2022 |
170.1 |
171.3 |
171.8 |
172.6 |
173.6 |
174.8 |
176.2 |
175.2 |
175.3 |
175.8 |
176.1 |
175.4 |
174.0 |
2023 |
173.5 |
173.2 |
173.7 |
173.2 |
173.9 |
175.8 |
176.5 |
175.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2022 |
120.3 |
122.7 |
123.2 |
123.4 |
121.1 |
119.0 |
118.4 |
119.3 |
123.0 |
125.3 |
124.9 |
124.5 |
122.1 |
2023 |
121.9 |
124.8 |
124.8 |
124.0 |
123.4 |
122.5 |
120.9 |
121.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2022 |
57.5 |
59.3 |
62.0 |
66.6 |
68.3 |
68.8 |
70.4 |
70.7 |
71.6 |
72.5 |
74.4 |
73.4 |
68.0 |
2023 |
71.1 |
71.5 |
74.2 |
75.6 |
76.8 |
78.5 |
77.4 |
76.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Services |
|
2022 |
66.2 |
66.6 |
66.7 |
66.4 |
66.3 |
66.8 |
67.0 |
66.7 |
66.7 |
67.7 |
68.3 |
68.4 |
67.0 |
2023 |
68.0 |
67.8 |
68.0 |
69.3 |
70.1 |
70.5 |
70.8 |
70.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
Government |
|
2022 |
240.7 |
240.2 |
240.4 |
238.1 |
236.9 |
237.0 |
249.6 |
234.2 |
235.4 |
235.5 |
235.5 |
234.9 |
238.2 |
2023 |
233.2 |
233.4 |
233.0 |
233.0 |
233.4 |
233.8 |
243.1 |
232.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
|
District of Columbia |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
|
2022 |
380,671 |
387,107 |
388,830 |
386,488 |
387,666 |
392,180 |
398,415 |
391,193 |
388,623 |
386,974 |
386,175 |
386,520 |
388,403 |
2023 |
392,894 |
392,256 |
391,796 |
386,532 |
391,285 |
394,821 |
399,680 |
395,592 |
|
|
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2022 |
356,734 |
365,514 |
368,965 |
370,349 |
370,956 |
372,959 |
379,597 |
373,359 |
372,724 |
370,346 |
370,463 |
370,787 |
370,229 |
2023 |
373,602 |
373,060 |
371,942 |
369,245 |
372,169 |
373,174 |
378,532 |
373,715 |
|
|
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2022 |
23,937 |
21,593 |
19,865 |
16,139 |
16,710 |
19,221 |
18,818 |
17,834 |
15,899 |
16,628 |
15,712 |
15,733 |
18,174 |
2023 |
19,292 |
19,196 |
19,854 |
17,287 |
19,116 |
21,647 |
21,148 |
21,877 |
|
|
|
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2022 |
6.3 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
2023 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
4.5 |
4.9 |
5.5 |
5.3 |
5.5 |
|
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|
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United States Department of Labor
